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Concern and dismay over events in Iran

Data news 15/01/2026
Unibs in Brussels to strengthen European dialogue on research and skills

Data news 22/01/2026
Filter semester at another university - Reopening of applications for scholarships and DSU services

Data news 19/01/2026
Non-EU candidates: pre-assessment for master's degrees and STAR + LMINT grants 2026/27 a.y.

Data news 30/01/2026

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FROM THE WORLD OF RESEARCH

Insulin resistance and neurodegeneration: 1.5 million euros from the Italian Science Fund to the Brain Health Center at the University of Brescia for research on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

The Metabolic Insulin Resistance and Neurodegeneration (MIND) project, coordinated by Prof. Andrea Pilotto, Associate Professor of Neurology at the UniBs, has received €1,445,166 in funding from the Ministry of University and Research

The role of Natural Killer cells in the defense against uveal melanoma

NK cells are able to quickly recognise abnormal or tumour cells and eliminate them, representing a first line of defence for the immune system

Dr. Marta Urioni wins the INFN “Claudio Villi” 2024 Award for the best PhD thesis in Nuclear Physics

Her thesis, entitled “Measurement of Earth's gravitational acceleration on anti-hydrogen with the ALPHA experiment at CERN”, represents a result of international significance

A Fondazione Veronesi research fellowship for a study on the protective effects of the Mediterranean diet against air pollution

The aim of the project is to evaluate the ability of selected Mediterranean diet foods, particularly fruit and vegetables, to counteract or reduce the mutagenic and genotoxic effects of ultrafine urban air particulate matter (PM0.5)

Immunotherapy and mucosal melanomas: a research grant from Fondazione Veronesi for UniBs research

Fondazione Umberto Veronesi has awarded Dr Matilde Monti, researcher at the University of Brescia, a research fellowship within the “Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2026” call